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Use Accurate Titles, Lots of GOOD Keywords, and Check Spelling
Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 3:28 PM by Lisa @ The3dStudio.com

I try to find time every day to look at the newest 3d models, stock photos and stock images, and textures our members have created. It's GREAT stuff--we have the most talented members here at The3dStudio.com!

In the area of 3d models, there is something some of you could do to help yourselves: check the spelling of your keywords, add more keywords, and make sure the title you pick for the model describes what the model is--and that the title is spelled correctly.

When I have extra time, I open the pages and look at what titles and keywords are used. I am knowledgeable in a few areas such as plants, furniture and food, more than weapons or cars so I generally stick to the areas where I can spot possible problems.

If I see problems and have time I go into the product edit page, through the "back door" here, and make some spelling corrections and I also might add keywords or change a title if I feel the title does not accurately reflect what the item is. I realize some of these problems might be because English is not someone's first language, and believe me when I say I am NOT criticizing if someone doesn't have perfect English. For one thing, it's a crazy language with many inconsistencies in spelling and for another, no matter what mistakes someone makes in writing English, they are still doing much, much, MUCH better than I could write in their language!

But it's really a shame to see your great models and to know that they probably will not show up in a Google search because the title is not really describing what the model is or because of misspelled words. So please try to get a great title for each of your models and also use a lot of good keywords. I will try to keep on checking whenever I can--we here at The3dStudio.com want to help you in whatever ways we can, but it's very time consuming so I can't look at all the products we have and I can't do this checking every day.

One common spelling mistake: DESERT is where we live here in Arizona, DESSERT is a treat we like to eat. Years ago someone told me to remember the proper spelling this way. DESERT has one S--they are hot and you would not want more than one. DESSERTS have two S's and you can remember that because they are so good you want two.
 
 
 


Reader comments:

Specter Arts @ 11/8/2009 3:38 PM
Thank you for this insightful look into the service and dedication of the T3DS staff. Though I am not completely against broker editing, I do have some reservations about particular aspects of product management.

I am quite comfortable with spelling corrections and additional keywords; as such assistance only furthers the visibility of the author’s products. What concerns me is if a very specific / obscure title is changed to a broader, less precise title. Though it would increase product visibility, such a change could also cause the seller to appear less knowledgeable.

To further clarify, take my SPP-1 pistol for example: it is reasonable to assume that few people are familiar with the SPP-1 pistol and in order to broaden the possible customer base it may appear reasonable to change the title to ‘underwater dart gun.’ Most civilian divers use single shot, spring or air powered dart guns. In contrast, the SPP-1 is a soviet designed pistol which uses gun powder to propel the darts and it is highly unlikely that you would find it being used outside of the military realm. Hence, although the title ‘underwater dart gun’ is technically correct, it no longer reflects the intended use and proper presentation of the product.

Though I believe that broker editing can be quite useful and sometimes necessary, I also believe that discretion should be exercised when editing obscure titles. That said, I believe that T3DS personnel are both knowledgeable and professional when it comes to broker editing.

Lisa @ The3dStudio.com @ 11/8/2009 4:27 PM
Thanks for your comments, Specter Arts. I agree with you and should probably have given a specific example of a title change situation. I would not change anything that was specific or in any area I had no expertise in, such as weapons.

An example of what I am talking about and what I would edit is if a product was called "plant_01". In this case, I know what the plant is and I would probably change the title, adding the plant's name such as "Gardenia" or whatever was appropriate. And if the keywords were "nice plant for u" I would add some descriptive keywords.

We are definitely not doing wholesale editing of products--it would take too much time to look at even 10% of our products in depth.

I just wanted to make our members aware that they could be "shooting themselves in the foot" by not having proper titles and keywords for their products. If a potential buyer is looking for a Gardenia model or photo, they would never find it with the old title.

This is just an example; I have not come across a gardenia with that title.


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